The provisions within the Representation of the People Act of 1951 permitting an individual to run for election in two constituencies simultaneously have consistently attracted criticism since their inception. Prior committees on legal reforms and experts in the fields of law and public affairs have highlighted that this practice imposes an unnecessary by-election on constituents, leading to wasteful expenditure of taxpayers' funds and time. Currently, a writ petition is under the consideration of the Supreme Court, seeking the repeal of these provisions and the prohibition of an individual contesting in more than one constituency concurrently. The Court has issued a notice to the Government, and a scheduled hearing is set to commence in December.